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our washington bureau checked attendance records for meetings of vice president joe biden's gun task force. he met with video game makers, the nra, walmart and congressional democrats. the meetings did not include republicans from the house and senate. >> it sends a clear signal that the biden task force had a predetermined it outcome and all the meetings that were held were done for show. >> reporter: >> the white house says vice presidentwiden met with members of congress who requested a meeting. >> new york became the first state to pass significant gun control legislation following that school massacre in connecticut. governor andrew cuomo signed that measure after quick debate and approval in both house wases of the state legislature. it places tougher restrictions on gun sales and bans sales of large magazines. it would require a therapist to report any patient who made a credible threat to use a gun illegally. >>> new york state has the toughest gun laws in the country. here's how california compares. last year governor brown vetoed a bill that would have required the mandator
our washington bureau checked attendance records for meetings of vice president joe biden's gun task force. he met with video game makers, the nra, walmart and congressional democrats. the meetings did not include republicans from the house and senate. >> it sends a clear signal that the biden task force had a predetermined it outcome and all the meetings that were held were done for show. >> reporter: >> the white house says vice presidentwiden met with members of congress...
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. >>> vice president joe biden turned in his recommendations for new gun control measures today after he met with the gun control task force. some of the considerations are tighter back ground checks, ban on assault weapons. the president offered an update. >> my starting point is not to worry about the politics. my starting point is to focus on what makes sense. what works. what should we be doing to make sure our children are safe. and we are reducing gun violence. >> this debate comes one month after the sandy hook elementary school massacre. president obama hopes to unveil a road map for curving gun violence in days. >> jackie spear is calling on the president to act independently of congress. >> i recommend he do by executive action because i am not confident this congress is going going to have the guts to do what is right. >> she was one of 12 democrats who met with vice president joe biden this among discuss thew prevent gun violence. she survived being shot several times during a visit to giana 30 years ago. >>> san francisco's muni paid out $55 million in over time pay. muni
. >>> vice president joe biden turned in his recommendations for new gun control measures today after he met with the gun control task force. some of the considerations are tighter back ground checks, ban on assault weapons. the president offered an update. >> my starting point is not to worry about the politics. my starting point is to focus on what makes sense. what works. what should we be doing to make sure our children are safe. and we are reducing gun violence. >>...
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joe biden is speaking right now. killed trying to save those hildren. >>> six members of the staff killed trying to save those children. it's been hard for the nation to comprepare hend. hard for the nation -- comprepare hend and hard for the -- comprehend and hard for the nation to fathom. time is not measured in days but is measured in minutes, in seconds since you received that news. another minute without your daughter, another minute without your sun. another minute without your wife, another minute without your mom. i want to personally thank chris and lynn mcdonald who lost their be and for again the courage of all of you to be here today. i admire, i admire the grace and the resolve that you all have showing. and i must say i've been deeply affected by your faith as well. and the president and i are going to do everything to try to match the resolve you demonstrated. no one can know for certain if this senseless act could have been prevented but we all know we have a moral obligation, a moral obligation to do
joe biden is speaking right now. killed trying to save those hildren. >>> six members of the staff killed trying to save those children. it's been hard for the nation to comprepare hend. hard for the nation -- comprepare hend and hard for the -- comprehend and hard for the nation to fathom. time is not measured in days but is measured in minutes, in seconds since you received that news. another minute without your daughter, another minute without your sun. another minute without your...
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vice president joe biden continues his gun violence meeting. they will get input from members of congress. the vice president is due to meet with them at 8:00 our time. this follows last weeks meetings with gun owners, victim of gun violence, and representatives of the entertainment industry. the vice president says he will give president obama his gun policy recommendations tomorrow. >>> ahead of the national rifle association predicts congress will not pass a ban on assault weapons. >> you don't want to put your -- you don't want to bet your house on the outcome. i would say the likelihood is they won't be able to get an assault weapons ban. >> so far the nra has blocked package of another assault weapons ban like the one that expired in 2004. however some lawmakers say the american people are ready for tougher gun laws after the connecticut school shooting. >>> san francisco unified school district is planning drills so that their students and staff can practice on how to respond to a potential shooting on campus. the examiner reports it's a
vice president joe biden continues his gun violence meeting. they will get input from members of congress. the vice president is due to meet with them at 8:00 our time. this follows last weeks meetings with gun owners, victim of gun violence, and representatives of the entertainment industry. the vice president says he will give president obama his gun policy recommendations tomorrow. >>> ahead of the national rifle association predicts congress will not pass a ban on assault weapons....
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. >>> also this morning at the white house vice president joe biden continues his gun violence meetings. this time hearing from members of congress. tomorrow the vice president will give president obama his recommendations for new gun control policies. coming up the national rifle association predicts how congress would vote on an assault weapons ban. >>> it was a busy weekend at bay area hospitals with people reporting flu like symptoms. >> reporter: people are encouraged to get a flu shot. here at kizer santa clara it was very busy with people in the emergency room being treated for flu and respiratory virus. to the rest of the country has been hit hard. the latest state to declare a public -- valley medical center is not reporting an uptake of cases yesterday yet. but doctors are urging people not to be complacent. we asked people this morning if they had gotten the vaccine. >> i had my concern. i had a flu shot last year. and -- one and only time i did have it, it was pretty bad. >> health experts expect more people to come down with fever aches and sore throats and cough in the nex
. >>> also this morning at the white house vice president joe biden continues his gun violence meetings. this time hearing from members of congress. tomorrow the vice president will give president obama his recommendations for new gun control policies. coming up the national rifle association predicts how congress would vote on an assault weapons ban. >>> it was a busy weekend at bay area hospitals with people reporting flu like symptoms. >> reporter: people are...
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. >>> vice president joe biden used a chat on google to throw his support behind the assault weapons ban. >> police organizations support it because they get out gunned. they are out gunned on the street. >> joe biden said the violence in america is from gang bangers, the drug trade and stolen weapons and says the nation needs to put more officers on the streets to make up for budget cuts to local police departments. >>> the defense secretary signed an order that would put more women on the front lines. u.s. defense secretary leon panetta says they must allow women to serve. women have been serving in iraq and afghanistan. women can compete for thousands of combat soldier positions. >> the secretary said if they can meet the qualifications there is no reason they should not have a chance. >>> congresswoman nancy pelosi praised the decision. she said this decision is long over due. it ensures they judge beiged on mare -- based on merit, not on gender. >> she is endorsing the decision. she was hailed as a hero when she returned from iraq in 2003. she was held captive for 9 days. u.s. m
. >>> vice president joe biden used a chat on google to throw his support behind the assault weapons ban. >> police organizations support it because they get out gunned. they are out gunned on the street. >> joe biden said the violence in america is from gang bangers, the drug trade and stolen weapons and says the nation needs to put more officers on the streets to make up for budget cuts to local police departments. >>> the defense secretary signed an order that...
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joe biden begins talks with people on all sides to come up with a solution on how to reduce gun violence in this country. rita williams, ktvu news. >>> more details on the gun control debate. the national gun association says that it will send representatives to those meetings. president obama set the vice president as head of the association against violence. >>> james holmes is the man accused of killing 12 people inside a movie theater. >> they are saying someone is shooting in the auditorium. >> reporter: the call from the theater in aurora lasted 27 seconds with the caller drowned out by the sounds of gunshots. 30 gunshots were heard in that one call alone. today an fbi agent took the stand and described a massive booby trap in the suspect's apartment. it included smokeless powder and live rounds. >>> mcclain wears number 55 he was pulled over for a window tint violation in decatur alabama. he lied about his identity and was arrested. mcclain was previously arrested for firing a gun right next to a man's face also in decature. >>> the parents of the debate group pflag died in her ho
joe biden begins talks with people on all sides to come up with a solution on how to reduce gun violence in this country. rita williams, ktvu news. >>> more details on the gun control debate. the national gun association says that it will send representatives to those meetings. president obama set the vice president as head of the association against violence. >>> james holmes is the man accused of killing 12 people inside a movie theater. >> they are saying someone is...
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vice president joe biden is among the special guests scheduled to be at collier's memorial service. that memorial follows yesterday's funeral for the campus police officer and honor guard stood in a light drizzle paying attribute to the fallen officer. he was only 27 years old. >>> nike is removing t-shirts from its stores that seemed inappropriate after the boston marathon bombings. those shirts have the words boston massacre printed on them with what looks like splattered of blood. that is how they referred to the four-game sweeps of the -- nick key says and i'm quoting in light of the tragedy in boston we took immediate action to remove this product from distribution. >>> the fbi is investigating a hacking incident that caused panic on wall street. a fake tweet from the associated press was posted yesterday saying quote, breaking. two explosions at the white house and barack obama is injured. the hoax caused the dow jones to drop more than 140 points before recovering. some say that the the incident shows social media is not always a reliable source of information. >> you know in
vice president joe biden is among the special guests scheduled to be at collier's memorial service. that memorial follows yesterday's funeral for the campus police officer and honor guard stood in a light drizzle paying attribute to the fallen officer. he was only 27 years old. >>> nike is removing t-shirts from its stores that seemed inappropriate after the boston marathon bombings. those shirts have the words boston massacre printed on them with what looks like splattered of blood....
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. >>> vice president joe biden released the electoral vote. the constitution says it's not official until the electoral college votes are counted. >>> the new film zero dark 30 about the killing of osama bin laden is drawing high praise as well as some pointed criticism. ktvu's rita williams tells us about a controversial part of the movie that has people protesting. >> never legal, never moral, never accepted. >> reporter: an unusual protest outside an emeryville theater today about this. the new film zero dark 30 about the hunt for osama bin laden. >> i'm not your friend. i'm not going to help you. i'm going to break you. >> reporter: in the movie the interrogations inclued waterboarding and the implication that torture provided the information that led to osama bin laden. senators dianne feinstein and former pow john mccain say that's not what the cia told them. >> torture does not work to somehow make people believe that it was responsible for the elimination of osama bin laden is in my view unacceptable. >> reporter: they're asking the ci
. >>> vice president joe biden released the electoral vote. the constitution says it's not official until the electoral college votes are counted. >>> the new film zero dark 30 about the killing of osama bin laden is drawing high praise as well as some pointed criticism. ktvu's rita williams tells us about a controversial part of the movie that has people protesting. >> never legal, never moral, never accepted. >> reporter: an unusual protest outside an emeryville...
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president obama is reviewing recommendations from vice president joe biden about new gun policy legislation. reportedly, the president is considering 19 steps that could be taken through executive action without having to go through congress. >>> we're gonna find up what facebook's big secret is. the menlo park-based social network is making an announcement at 10:00 this morning. last week, facebook issues an invitation. it includes "come and see what we're building." >>> and firefighters are putting out hot spots at an early-morning pier fire in crockett. investigators say it's suspicious. alex savidge was the first reporter there. he's back there. >> reporter: form, dave. arson investigators will be -- gear, dave. arson investigators will be -- good morning, dave. arson investigators will be continuing to investigate. they have a witness say they saw a small warming fire. they believe it may have been used possibly by fishermen and it's possible that fire grew out of hand. you can see five hours after this fire started we're still seeing this pier smoldering and from time to time we're se
president obama is reviewing recommendations from vice president joe biden about new gun policy legislation. reportedly, the president is considering 19 steps that could be taken through executive action without having to go through congress. >>> we're gonna find up what facebook's big secret is. the menlo park-based social network is making an announcement at 10:00 this morning. last week, facebook issues an invitation. it includes "come and see what we're building."...
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this week to be talking with vice president joe biden. other groups that have been blamed for encouraging gun use are also in washington this week. the nra and other gun owners' groups are meeting with joe biden tomorrow. and the video game and entertainment industries are sending representatives. joe biden's series of meetings dick off with gun safety -- kick off with gun safety meetths -- meetings. some say the last month attack in connecticut has been paramount about this. >> we're still getting phone calls off the hook and still having conversations with new people on capitol hill. i'm saying this is very encouraging. >> reporter: the president wants joe biden and the panel to come up with legislation proposals for gun safety and he expects the full report from the vice president in just three weeks. >>> all right. thank you. it's 7:16. tonight in vallejo, mike thompson is holding a gun violence prevention chairman -- program. he says the goal of tonight's forum is to hear ideas about what can be done to make our communities safer. th
this week to be talking with vice president joe biden. other groups that have been blamed for encouraging gun use are also in washington this week. the nra and other gun owners' groups are meeting with joe biden tomorrow. and the video game and entertainment industries are sending representatives. joe biden's series of meetings dick off with gun safety -- kick off with gun safety meetths -- meetings. some say the last month attack in connecticut has been paramount about this. >> we're...
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vice president joe biden will be sworn in at 5:30 our time in washington dc and president obama will be sworn in at 8:30 on sunday morning. the public swearing in until at 8:30 and then followed by the ceremony and the ball. we will have live reports beginning here tomorrow morning on mornings on 2. >>> as the 49ers continue to prepare for the big game tomorrow, one of the stars is accused of assaulting a woman last sunday morning. the police say the incident happened last week just hours after beating the packers. >>> i can't go into details on the investigation, it is still active and ongoing. what i can tell you is that we did interview mr. crabtree. he was co-optive. >> the fans say they are stunned and want more information before reaching a conclusion. >> shocked. hopefully, they will take the win and go from there. >> no matter what, the team will do a great job on sunday. >> 49er's players and coaches arrived tomorrow. crabtree is with the team and is expected to play. >> this statement was released. the 49ers are taking this matter seriously. we will have no further comment
vice president joe biden will be sworn in at 5:30 our time in washington dc and president obama will be sworn in at 8:30 on sunday morning. the public swearing in until at 8:30 and then followed by the ceremony and the ball. we will have live reports beginning here tomorrow morning on mornings on 2. >>> as the 49ers continue to prepare for the big game tomorrow, one of the stars is accused of assaulting a woman last sunday morning. the police say the incident happened last week just...
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. >>> this morning at the white house, vice president joe biden continues his gun violence meetings. this time he'll be meeting with members of congress. tomorrow the vice president will give president obama his recommendations for new gun control policies. coming up for you at 7:15, the national rifle association makes a prediction of how congress would vote on an assault weapons ban. >>> also new this morning, president obama will hold his first news conference of the new year at 8:15 this morning. among the issues the president is expected to deal with, looming fiscal fights with congress and his efforts to control guns. we'll listen in on some of the president's remarks live once he begins to speak. >>> 7:06. large ships could soon face new restrictions when sailing under the bay bridge. this comes after an empty oil tanker hit a tower of bridge last week. officials say there was limited visibility due to fog when the tanker collided with the fender of the tower causing up to $4 million in damage. the harbor safety committee is now revisiting guide lines about sailing in fog whic
. >>> this morning at the white house, vice president joe biden continues his gun violence meetings. this time he'll be meeting with members of congress. tomorrow the vice president will give president obama his recommendations for new gun control policies. coming up for you at 7:15, the national rifle association makes a prediction of how congress would vote on an assault weapons ban. >>> also new this morning, president obama will hold his first news conference of the new...
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joe biden will lead the delegation tomorrow. house democratic leader nancy pelosi is also a member of the delegation along with a bipartisan group of nine leaders that includes anna eshew biden is the first roman catholic of the united states. today he's meeting with leaders in italy. we'll go live to rome in a few minutes for more on the ceremony. >>> police officers are fan out all over southern california and look they will be looking for drivers as they are texting as they drive or talking while holding cell phones. new statewide numbers show more than 425,000 tickets were passed out for people using their phones as they drive. in 2011, more than 4300 people were killed in crashes that were blamed on distracted driver. if you get a ticket, it can cost you about $159 or more. >>> let's check in with sal. hopefully not too many distracted drivers. >> it doesn't seem like it. there's plenty of time to be waiting around. for example at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have a back up for 15, 20 minutes. it's interesting, it has not
joe biden will lead the delegation tomorrow. house democratic leader nancy pelosi is also a member of the delegation along with a bipartisan group of nine leaders that includes anna eshew biden is the first roman catholic of the united states. today he's meeting with leaders in italy. we'll go live to rome in a few minutes for more on the ceremony. >>> police officers are fan out all over southern california and look they will be looking for drivers as they are texting as they drive or...
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joe biden is expected to attend the funeral. the family held a private funeral for martin richard. his family released a statement thanking the public for what they call the outpouring of love and support as they face the most difficult week of their life. >>> 7:32. back here at home, happening now, some middle schoolteachers in oakland are protesting what they call the lack of safety at their school. ktvu's brian flores live in oakland. he's at the alliance academy where the protest is just getting started. brian? >> reporter: hi, dave. it was a major concern for many of the teachers who attend school here. as you take a look behind me. there's about 15 or so teachers right in front of the school on 98th avenue. this is a liance academy school. they are holding up signs because they are concerned about the safety and the safety of their students. the teachers say throughout their time, there were incidents involving violence with each other. kids being involved in drugs and alcohol and the problems continue to grow. they are also not receiving leadership, they say, on how to handl
joe biden is expected to attend the funeral. the family held a private funeral for martin richard. his family released a statement thanking the public for what they call the outpouring of love and support as they face the most difficult week of their life. >>> 7:32. back here at home, happening now, some middle schoolteachers in oakland are protesting what they call the lack of safety at their school. ktvu's brian flores live in oakland. he's at the alliance academy where the protest...
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later today, vice president joe biden will administer the oath of office to john kerry in a ceremonial swearing in. kerry was officially sworn in on friday. he's been working in his new job since monday. kerry told state department employees he's making security of american diplomats around the world a priority. that comes after the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya and last friday's suicide bombing outside of the american embassy in turkey. well, same-sex spouses could soon be granted some benefits. leon panetta is expected to make a big announcement about that this week. the pentagon reportedly has been reviewing what benefits it would extend without violating the defensive marriage act. the benefits that could legally be extended include military housing. >>> president obama will try to get support today from senate democrats for his second-term agenda. the president is meeting with democratic senators at their annual retreat in annapolis, maryland. president obama will press the senators to present a unified front on immigration control, gun control and -- immi
later today, vice president joe biden will administer the oath of office to john kerry in a ceremonial swearing in. kerry was officially sworn in on friday. he's been working in his new job since monday. kerry told state department employees he's making security of american diplomats around the world a priority. that comes after the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya and last friday's suicide bombing outside of the american embassy in turkey. well, same-sex spouses could...
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. >>> and vice president joe biden may turn to new technology to prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands. >> we have a problem beyond, quote, the masacres, the columbines, the auroras, connecticut. 10,000 people a year are gunned down in our cities. >> biden met with the video game industry representatives yesterday at the white house. his gun violence task force is expected to present recommendations to the president next week. biden is interested in technology that would keep a weapon from being fired by anyone other than the person who bought it. while gamers say they favor more technology, they also say they believe it's up to individuals and families to curb gun violence. >> i really think it's more of a parenting thing. the main thing when i was growing up as a kid, my parents always said make sure you know the difference between reality and virtual. >> the gaming industry's violent crimes particularly among the young has fallen since the early 1990s, while at the same time video games have increased in popularity. >>> new this morning, the costs to go to a uc campus won't li
. >>> and vice president joe biden may turn to new technology to prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands. >> we have a problem beyond, quote, the masacres, the columbines, the auroras, connecticut. 10,000 people a year are gunned down in our cities. >> biden met with the video game industry representatives yesterday at the white house. his gun violence task force is expected to present recommendations to the president next week. biden is interested in technology that...